Swampy, funky, and deeply soulful, Uncovered, the latest album from southern songwriting icon Tony Joe White positively oozes out of the speakers. Burning slow like a sticky summer night in White's native Louisiana, Uncovered features ten tracks including 7 new compostions, plus reimagined versions of some of his classics like Rainy Night In Georgia, Did Somebody Make A Fool Out of You, and Taking the Midnight Train - songs that have become nothing short of modern standards.
Uncovered was recorded mostly at White's home studio near Nashville, with plenty of friends stopping by. White's neighbor Michael McDonald contributed vocals and piano to Baby, Don't Look Down, after a chance encounter at a local hangout. White's long-time friend Waylon Jennings is heard here in one of his last sessions, cutting one of the last songs he ever wrote. Of Mark Knopfler's contribution to 'Uncovered,' White recalls a night when I built a big fire outside. [Mark and I] had steaks and cold beer, and we took the guitars out by the fire, and I wish it had been recorded. They did the next best thing, cutting the new White song 'Not One Bad Thought,' in his studio.
Elsewhere, Uncovered features contributions from afar. Eric Claption recorded his vocals and guitar for the new version of Did Somebody Make A Fool Out of You at the legendary Olympic Studios in London, while J.J. Cale went so far as to add two entire verses to Louvelda before sending his contributions back to White from his home studio in California. Look for White to tour extensively in support of Uncovered this fall.
1. Run For Cover
2. Not One Bad Thought with Mark Knopfler
3. Did Somebody Make A Fool Out Of You with Eric Clapton
4. Louvelda with J.J. Cale
5. Rebellion
6. Shakin' the Blues with Waylon Jennings
7. Rainy Night In Georgia
8. Baby, Don't Look Down with Michael McDonald
9. Taking the Midnight Train
10. Keeper of the Fire